This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, games consoles, computers and tablets these days. Playing on electronic devices certainly doesn’t help their waistlines, but do you ever wonder what…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Open Philanthropy Project, a limited liability corporation funded largely by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, has announced grants totaling $10.8 million in support of high-risk medical research.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time in its annual survey of rural America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that mortality rates of working-age adults are on the rise because of opioid…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As we flip the calendar over to 2018, let’s take a look back at 10 highlights from Fred Hutch research in 2017: New insights could make CAR T-cell therapy safer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib has taken on an increasing role in the treatment of multiple myeloma, but new research from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows the therapy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the fifth year in a row, the Fred Hutch Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has been recognized by the Center for International Blood and Marrow…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When cancer patients enter surgery, doctors often do not have a complete picture of where and how far tumors have spread. As a result, cancerous cells can be left behind…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What’s better than two trusted philanthropic names coming together to raise $1 million for breast cancer patients in need? On Jan. 3, 2017, Charlie and Mary Beth O’Reilly made a $500,000…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Each morning, 74-year-old Virginia Dickerson watches anxiously as two of her great-grandchildren disappear down a dark alley on their way to the school bus. Then she prays that they’ll stay…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Social science can’t always save lives. But when it does, it can help millions. Take India for example: The country’s estimated 2017 infant mortality rate is 47th worldwide — higher than Iraq’s. In…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the first time, the number of women enrolling in U.S. medical schools has exceeded the number of men, according to new data released today by the AAMC (Association of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Too often in Washington, political battles overshadow people’s reality. One evening, a father received a call that his college-aged son was being rushed to the hospital. His son had totaled…